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HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOLDEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOLDEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOLDEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Chiari-1 Malformation
Shirley H. Wray, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Unit for Neurovisual Disorders Massachusetts General Hospital
Chiari-I Malformation
Downbeat nystagmus (occasionally with a torsional component), worse on lateral gaze and with convergence
Divergence nystagmus Convergence nystagmus
Chiari-I Malformation
Horizontal nystagmus (unidirectional, present with eyes in central position)
Periodic alternating nystagmus Gaze-evoked nystagmus Rebound nystagmus including torsional
rebound
Seesaw nystagmus Impaired pursuit (and VOR cancellation) Impaired OKN Strabismus, esotropia Divergence paralysis Skew deviation accentuated or alternating
on lateral gaze
Leigh RJ, Zee DS. The Neurology of Eye Movements, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press, New York 2006. With permission.
Clinical Features of Downbeat Nystagmus
Best evoked on looking down and laterally; often in association with horizontal gaze-evoked nystagmus, and so may appear oblique on lateral gaze.
Slow phases may have linear-, increasing-
or decreasing-velocity waveforms Poorly suppressed by fixation of a visual
target
Clinical Features of Downbeat Nystagmus
May be precipitated or exacerbated or changed in direction, by altering head position, vigorous head-shaking (horizontal or vertical), or hyperventilation
Convergence may increase, suppress or
convert to upbeat nystagmus Associated with other signs of
vestibulocerebellar involvement
Leigh RJ, Zee DS. The Neurology of Eye Movements, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press, New York 2006. With permission
Etiology of Downbeat Nystagmus
Cerebellar degeneration Craniocervical anomalies, including
Arnold-Chiari malformation Infarction of brainstem or cerebellum Rotational vertebral artery syndrome
Etiology of Downbeat Nystagmus
Dolichoectasia of the vertebrobasilar artery or compression of the vertebral artery
Multiple sclerosis Cerebellar tumor, including
hemangioblastoma
Etiology
Encephalitis Head trauma Increased intracranial pressure and
hydrocephalus Toxic-metabolic Anticonvulsant medication Lithium intoxication Alcohol intoxication and induced cerebellar
degeneration
Neuroimaging
Figure 1: Sagittal T1WI shows a classic Chiari I malformation with “peglike” tonsils extending inferiorly through the foramen magnum
Figure 2: Sagittal T2WI shows exquisite detail of the low-lying tonsils. Note vertically-oriented cerebellar folia. There is no associated syrinx in this case.
Neuroimaging
Figure 3: Sagittal FLAIR shows no signal abnormality in either the tonsils or medulla
Courtesy of Anne Osborn, M.D.
References
Leigh RJ, Zee DS. The Neurology of Eye Movements, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press, New York 2006.
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